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UPDATED: Wildfire threat to SCV diminishes
UPDATED 10 pm. Tuesday: Fire officials are reporting the Sesnon Fire is 20 percent contained. Lighter northerly winds and an aggressive effort by L.A. County Fire water-dropping helicopters kept the fire's northern flank from heading downhill into the Santa Clarita Valley in the early evening. The Marek Fire 10 miles to the east is now 80 percent contained, officials report. +++++++++++++ UPDATED 6:19 p.m. Tuesday: The Sesnon fire has burned 13,285 acres in the San ...
Garage fire damages Saugus home
Firefighters and neighbors joined forces to save a Saugus home from burning to the ground Tuesday morning.
Daybreak: Dec. 15, 2008
First word "The 65 and over crowd has grown by at least 7 percent since the year 2000." ­- Kathy Crone, Senior Center development director (click here for story) Today in History Today is Monday, Dec. 15, the 350th day of 2008. There are 16 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 15, 1791, the Bill of Rights went into effect following ratification by Virginia. One year ago: Celine ...
Celebrating Santa Lucia
The cold December sky had just faded to black Sunday night when Lucia, in a white gown and a crown of candles glided into the room.
Checkmate
Dozens of child chess players darted their hands into plastic buckets filled with ice water and fished around for the correct chess piece, while others played bughouse and blitz chess.
Water quality causes quite a buzz
Clean pre-softened water conveyed to 400 select homeowners in Copper Hill through an experimental process is drawing worldwide attention, says the man who brought the ground-breaking technology to the Santa Clarita Valley.
Baker hopes for sweet holiday
If Santa had a sweet tooth, Lady Di's Cookies in Westridge would surely be his workshop. The 1,100 square foot retail storefront is awash in holiday colors and tempting treats, including 15 types of cookies, four different brownies, caramel apples, cupcakes, chocolate-dipped strawberries and much more. Owner Diane Knight started Lady Di's Cookies in her home 15 years ago. She expanded to a commercial kitchen a few months later. Lady Di's Cookies quickly became the ...
Riding with the Rangers
The California Rangers, a nonprofit youth equestrian organization, hosted its annual regimental show at Don-e-brook farms on San Francisquito Road in Santa Clarita Dec. 7.
McKeon selected as Senior Republican for 111th Congress
Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA) was selected by his House Republican colleagues to serve as the Senior Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee in the 111th Congress, a post he's held since 2007.
Memorial service for Patricia Wells
A memorial service for popular Santa Clarita physician Patricia Lynn Wells will be held at 6 p.m. Monday in the Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital cafeteria.
Local student gives back for a cause
While so many teenagers are perfecting their Christmas lists, local student Daniel Mills wants to give rather than receive this holiday season. He donated $440 given to him for his 19th birthday celebration to Prima Pediatrics' holiday toy drive.
Area shops offer alternative gift-giving ideas
Holiday shoppers trying to get away from crowded retail stores and interested in creative and personalized gift alternatives can find many imaginative options below:
City may identify historic locations
Santa Clarita city officials are looking to move forward with creating a more comprehensive list of historic sites throughout the city to protect Santa Clarita's oldest relics.
Windier, warmer: A recipe for fire
A red flag warning remains in effect in Los Angeles County until Tuesday evening with wind gust to top 40 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
More people requires more police
Seventh installment of "The Big Picture," The Signal's in-depth series on population growth and development in the Santa Clarita Valley. Part 7 looks at the need for more sheriff's services as the SCV population grows. Click here for the previous stories.
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Supervisors approve $1 million for roads near Acton
Los Angeles County supervisors agreed this week to spend $1 million to install new signs, markers, road striping and guardrails on Angeles Forest Highway near Acton.
$1 car wash Saturday
Members of New Life in His Presence church will hold a $1 car wash Saturday in the Kmart shopping center at 23222 Valencia Boulevard in Valencia, organizers say.
UPDATE: SCV man gets 30 days in jail for lewd conduct near school
A 19-year-old Newhall man arrested for indecent exposure near a Santa Clarita Valley school entered a plea of no contest to the charge against him Wednesday and was immediately sentenced to 30 days in jail, an official said.
Alleged gang members to stand trial for Canyon Country bank robbery
SAN FERNANDO - Three men identified by prosecutors as Rollin 40s Crips gang members were ordered to stand trial Wednesday for a take-over bank robbery in Canyon Country last September.
Valencia woman faces felony charge in hit-and-run
A Valencia woman faces a felony hit-and-run charge today for allegedly hitting a bicyclist in Newhall on Friday, then leaving the scene, court papers show.
Thousands of students sign on to use Canyons email addresses
A little more than 9,000 College of the Canyons students are active users of the college's relatively new email system, a college official said Wednesday.
Local Job Seekers Invited to COC Resume Rally
SANTA CLARITA - College of the Canyons Career Services will host a pair of Resume Rally events to help students and community members create, enhance and fine-tune their professional resumes in advance of the college's two upcoming Job & Career Fairs.
Hart Games draw hundreds of participants
Hundreds of special-needs athletes from local junior high and high schools exchanged smiles, hugs and high-fives during the Fourth Annual Hart Games Track and Field Meet at Valencia High School on Wednesday.
Saugus board raises concerns at Einstein charter hearing
The Albert Einstein Academy for Letters, Arts and Sciences began its fourth attempt to charter an elementary school in the Saugus Union School District with a public hearing Tuesday night.
Baca introduces new Assistant Sheriff Terri McDonald, new Chief Ted Sexton
New Assistant Sheriff Terri McDonald and Chief Ted Sexton Introduced On Monday, March 18, 2013 at Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau, Sheriff Lee Baca introduced Terri McDonald as the new Assistant Sheriff of Custody Division. She will have the responsibility of overseeing the largest jail system in the nation with nine custody and correctional facilities and over 18,000 inmates. In addition, Assistant Sheriff McDonald will supervise the Education Based Incarceration Bureau, which is an important component within ...
Today in the SCV: Wednesday, March 20, 2013
'Teen Scene Plugged-In' event
